I would rather have had no console inside the toy so I could cram more stormtroopers inside, but you can't get everything that you want in life. Oh well...

That's why you should pick up the vintage one. Strangely, it can be gotten cheeper than either modern version.

And often overlooked is the very cool function of the light up reciprocating chin guns on the vintage model. Having that set up where you could move the head and fire the cannons at the same time was genius, and that vintage grinding sound as the guns move is pure nostalgia

With that being said, I'm going to venture a guess at "Christmas 2010" given TRU holding on to their stuff at full price for as long as they can. I think the overstock shelf is going to collapse under the weight of the 100 dollar AT-ATs stacked on top of it before too long.